This Hat came to be when I wanted to knit gifts for a friend and her 3 children. I made the children’s hats first - one red, one blue, and one green. Looking at the 3 leftover balls of yarn after they were finished I decided to design something new with them for my friend, so her hat (the softer colors on the left in the photos) was made from all 3 of her children’s hats to let her carry a little of her children with her each day.

Every knitter has a collection of little treasures tucked away—those lovely bits of yarn left over from favorite projects, too beautiful to part with, just waiting for the right moment to shine again. With its rhythmic, easy-to-follow pattern and no long floats to catch, this is colorwork knitting you can relax into and enjoy. It’s also a perfect opportunity to put those beautiful partial skeins left over from other projects to good use.

And there are so many color possibilities! You may find yourself planning the next one before the first is off your needles…